Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Bridge #112.20
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UP Bridge #112.20

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #112.2)

This small stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek south of Lexington

Lexington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1880 and c. 1887

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Rock River Bridge (Milan, North)
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IAIS Rock River Bridge (Milan, North)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #869)

This large through truss bridge is the northern of two similar structures carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway across the Rock River at Vandruff Island

Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920 using spans fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-155' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Regional

UP Sugar Creek Bridge (Bloomington)
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UP Sugar Creek Bridge (Bloomington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #125.0)

This wide deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Sugar Creek in Normal

Normal, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1884, 1890, 1920 and 1924

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Joliet Railroad Bridge
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Joliet Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #407)

This massive through truss vertical lift bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over the Des Plaines River in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Herlihy Mid-Continent Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
306' subdivided polygonal Warren through truss lift span and 1-151' and 1-101' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Regional

CN Old IL Route 78 Bridge
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CN Old IL Route 78 Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-140.3)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an old alignment of Illinois Route 78 on the west side of Warren

Warren County, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Former Illinois Route 78

Significance:

Local

Illinois Central 3rd Street Bridge
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Illinois Central 3rd Street Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-899.6)

This historic stone arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over 3rd Street in Dixon

Dixon, Lee County, Illinois

Owner: City of Dixon

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1851

by

Laing and Douglas Construction Company of Dixon, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 3rd Street

Significance:

Regional

UP Lincoln Street Bridge (Evanston)
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UP Lincoln Street Bridge (Evanston)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1315 3/4)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Lincoln Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-25' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lincoln Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Straddle Creek Bridge #1
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CPKC Straddle Creek Bridge #1

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-440)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Straddle Creek near the former junction of Kittredge

Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1914 using a span fabricated 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
63' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Straddle Creek

Significance:

Local

Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge
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Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #R-2.9)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Madison Branch over the Pecatonica River west of Freeport

Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Freeport Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1887

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Ryan & McDonald of Baltimore, Maryland

for

Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad

Design:
175' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF 4th Avenue Bridge (Mendota)
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BNSF 4th Avenue Bridge (Mendota)

(Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Bridge #82.36)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over 4th Avenue in Mendota

Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-20' and 1-10' concrete encased beams

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 4th Avenue

Significance:

Local